Simon Williams has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 12 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is Dumb Witness (Dramatised).
Dumb Witness (Dramatised)
Summary
As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one particular morning, he alights upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires), exceedingly rich spinster - Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great distress and seeking his help, but doesn’t say why. Her only specific mention is ‘the incident of the dog’s ball’. However, what intrigues Poirot is the date of the communication - it was written two months ago. He persuades Captain Hastings that they must visit the lady with all haste.
On arrival they discover that she has died, apparently of natural causes. But Bob, Miss Arundell’s devoted wire-haired terrier, knows better. And so, soon, does Poirot. John Moffatt, as ever, stars as Hercule Poirot and Simon Williams as Captain Hastings. With music specially composed by Tom Smail.
©1937 Agatha Christie Ltd (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Neighbours from Hell
Summary
Warning: contains bad language at times, particularly when the poor people are talking. Includes the very worst swear word a few times as well. Please do not purchase if offended by swearing (or offended by people leaving used teabags on the sink). Thank you. The Haughton Park development just outside Manchester is an exclusive new suburb of expensive homes for professional families. When the developer fails to sell half of the properties, the project is thrown into financial chaos. The local council steps in with a workable solution. They propose to use the unsold homes as social housing for homeless families in return for the much-needed cash injection that the developer needs to pay the bills. It’s a win-win situation. Or is it? Many of the homeowners are up in arms at the proposal. They don’t want the place overrun with "scrubbers". They start a media campaign to stop the plans, but they are defeated. The homeless families are given temporary accommodation on the swish development. Mum of four Rachel Birdsworth is one of the new residents, and she’s determined to get past these stupid class differences. She does her very best to get along with everybody and make new friends. It all starts off quite well. But when she realizes the homeowner across the road is a wife-beating bully and that his wife is a virtual prisoner in the home, she wants to help. But this kind of help has deadly consequences. DCI Andrew Miller is back, trying to get to the bottom of what exactly has happened over at Haughton Park in this heart-stopping, dark thriller from One Man Crusade author Steven Suttie.
©2015 Steven Suttie (P)2019 Steven Suttie
Sons of Eirinn Operation Celtic Jihad
Summary
The New World Order of the post-NATO era, the GMA Global Military Alliance is the new policeman on the block.
Two twin brothers, one a fanatically Catholic Republican Irish terrorist, one a former SAS soldier. Both trained killers on a bloody brutal collision course searching for an Iranian super explosive in war-torn Turkey
Ex-Special Forces soldier Connor (Skid) Ryan is recruited as a contractor by his former hated SAS officer to capture or kill Declan O’Malley, a notorious Sons Of Eirinn bombmaker. With soldiers from the PKK, Ryan has to execute a daring military operation - this time without his Special Forces comrades before the terrorists can use the WMD on the streets of Britain. The worlds security services of China, Russia, USA, and the UK are all desperately homing in to prevent another 9/11 atrocity on an even larger scale. Can successful new partnerships really be forged between The Sons of Eirinn and The Swords of Islam to destroy the Zionists, Americans, and the English? Can western governments work together in the shadow world of military contracting? Can Connor Ryan really capture or even kill his own brother? Can he achieve this vital mission even though he is suffering from PTSD?
Post NATO, one thing that remained a constant, the need for anonymous men - men like Special Forces soldier Connor Ryan and the shadow warriors - to do the bidding of those in power. They are asked to perform unspeakable acts of violence, deniable deeds of someone else's nightmare using the unsung heroes that oiled the dirty wheels of governance.
©2017 Anthony Arthur McNally (P)2018 Anthony Arthur McNally
Counter-Measures Series 1
Summary
After the mysterious events at Coal Hill School, the British government has created the Counter-Measures group, a specialist team that investigates strange phenomena and dangerous technology. Their first missions will involve a haunted warehouse, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence, a mysterious new town and a threat to the future of the country.... Four full-cast audio dramas plus a behind-the-scenes documentary. Threshold by Paul Finch. A missing scientist and ghostly phenomena bring Gilmore and Allison to a factory in Bermondsey and the discovery of a science that should not exist. As Rachel Jensen returns to help them, a new future for Counter-Measures is set in motion.... Artificial Intelligence by Matt Fitton. Investigating a suicide at the Sen-Gen facility, the group discovers a new weapon in the Cold War - and Gilmore meets an old flame. Meanwhile Rachel discovers that she can't trust anyone, not even the sound of her own voice.... The Pelage Project by Ian Potter. A case of industrial pollution leads the group to the new industrial town Pelage and a dangerous meeting with its leader, Ken Temple. And deep within the plant, it appears that an alien invasion is already underway.... State of Emergency by Justin Richards. There are creatures from another dimension on the streets and traitors in the halls of Westminster. When the government is in jeopardy, Rachel, Allison and Gilmore take on a faction staging a very un-British coup.... Written by: Paul Finch, Matt Fitton, Ian Potter and Justin Richards. Directed by: Ken Bentley.
©2012 Big Finish Productions (P)2012 Big Finish Productions
Road to Nowhere
Summary
Off-Duty Police Sergeant Jason Knight from Bolton police station has disappeared whilst cycling in the Lancashire countryside. His wife raised the alarm. Jason is not the kind of man who would go missing. Something is very clearly wrong. The disappearance quickly becomes a full-scale alert, and counter-terror police are on standby, monitoring the situation extremely closely. DCI Andrew Miller is drafted in urgently to try and figure out what the hell is going on, and why Knight might suddenly disappear. It's a race against time to find the popular, well respected Sergeant. Meanwhile, the local press are calling for Miller's resignation following the infamous "Neighbours From Hell" trial, and newspaper revelations that suggest Miller could be responsible for an apparent miscarriage of justice. If Andy Miller thought that he already had enough on his plate - he's about to discover that there's plenty of room for more, in this fast-paced, gritty thriller set in Manchester and The Trough of Bowland, in the heart of Lancashire.
©2016 Steven Suttie (P)2021 Steven Suttie
The A.B.C. Murders (Dramatised)
Summary
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective with Simon Williams and Philip Jackson.
Alice Ascher, a poor, elderly shopkeeper, is murdered in Andover. Betty Barnard, a young waitress, is strangled with her own belt at Bexhill-on-Sea.
Next comes Carmichael Clarke, collector of Chinese art, clubbed to death in Churston. Only in Doncaster does the pattern vary: the man found stabbed in the Regal Cinema is called George Earsfield. But each time, an ABC railway guide is found by the dead bodies, and each time, Poirot is warned in advance by a taunting letter from someone signed 'ABC'.
Who is ABC? And can Poirot find out in time to prevent the death of a whole alphabet of victims? The police doubt him, and the public are in a state of panic, but Poirot is convinced that the murderer's luck will turn, and sooner or later he will make a crucial mistake. And Poirot will be there when he does...
©1936 Agatha Christie Ltd (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Counter-Measures Series 03
Summary
The British government has created the Counter-Measures group, a specialist team that investigates strange phenomena and dangerous technology. This box set contains four of their adventures plus a behind-the-scenes documentary. Changing of the Guard by Matt Fitton: Sir Toby fights for his career, while Counter-Measures leads a very different fight.... The Concrete Cage by Justin Richards: Counter-Measures investigates strange events at a tower block under construction. The Forgotten Village by Ken Bentley: A personal crisis for Allison turns into one of Counter-Measures' most dangerous assignments. Unto the Breach by John Dorney: When footage emerges of an alien creature held in the Eastern Bloc, the team goes undercover to find it. All directed by Ken Bentley.
©2014 Big Finish Productions (P)2014 Big Finish Productions
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Dramatised)
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This is the very first Poirot/Hastings story. Set in 1916, we meet Captain Hastings as he is invalided out of the Great War and goes to convalesce at Styles Court, the family home of his great friend, John Cavendish. By an extraordinary coincidence, billeted in the village is a brilliant little retired detective with an egg-shaped head, who made a considerable impression on the Captain when he was in Belgium. Styles is not a happy household and in the blistering summer heat, tensions mount. Even so, the tragic murder which occurs is not expected. The entire family is drawn into the case but with their reluctant permission, Hastings calls upon the services of the diminutive Belgian. Thus begins one of the great partnerships and friendships in the history of crime. John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot, Simon Williams as Captain Hastings and Philip Jackson as Detective Inspector Japp, who already has reason to be indebted to the distinguished and unique hero of so many mysteries. A destroyed will, a shattered coffee cup, an old envelope - such are the seemingly unrelated details surrounding the murder of Mrs Inglethorp, mistress of Styles Court. With a thoroughness that is to become legendary, Hercule Poirot, the methodical little Belgian, begins his first - and perhaps most fascinating - investigation. Cast includes Philip Jackson, Nicola McAuliffe and Simon Williams.
©1920 Agatha Christie Ltd (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Counter-Measures Series 2
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The British government has created the Counter-Measures group, a specialist team that investigates strange phenomena and dangerous technology. This box set contains four of their adventures plus a behind-the-scenes documentary. 'Manhunt' by Matt Fitton: Group Captain Gilmore is on the run for murder; Sir Toby is dealing with his unctuous new assistant, Templeton; and Allison and Rachel are investigating a bizarre series of deaths across the country. A maniac is on the loose, but for Counter-Measures it's business as usual. 'The Fifth Citadel' by James Goss: People are falling ill near Holborn and displaying a sickness with all the hallmarks of radiation poisoning. While Gilmore and Allison look into a graveyard, Sir Toby and Rachel venture underground to meet an old friend with a desperate scheme. 'Peshka' by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright: A visit to an international chess tournament isn't quite the relaxing experience the Counter-Measures team might have hoped for. With a defection to arrange and violence erupting on the streets, it's time for a dangerous gambit. What pieces will be left on the table when the endgame approaches? 'Sins of the Fathers' by John Dorney: When a massacre results from the ruins of an old case, it poses more questions than it answers. But with Sir Toby stonewalling, Gilmore and Rachel are forced to investigate alone. The past is catching up with Counter-Measures. With decades-old secrets about to be revealed, can anyone survive the fallout? Written by Matt Fitton, James Goss, Mark Wright & Cavan Scott, John Dorney. Directed by Ken Bentley.
©2013 Big Finish Productions (P)2013 Big Finish Productions